A Former Station

This photograph, taken by Ed Miller on October 29, 1955, shows the old West Wayne Station of the Philadelphia & Western Railway. The station was one of the stops in Radnor Township between 69th Street Terminal and Strafford. The P&W abandoned their western branch including this station less than a year after this photo, and the right-of-way has since become the Radnor Trail. The rest of the line still operates as SEPTA's Norristown High Speed Line. West Wayne Station was located at West Wayne Avenue, and this photograph is shown on a new sign on the trail commemorating the former station. The sign is part of the Radnor Historical Society's efforts (in conjunction with the Radnor Township Department of Parks & Recreation and the Radnor Conservancy) to install signs at the sites of all former stations. Creation of these signs is an ongoing project, and we need support to make the rest come to be. For more information, visit this website.

-- Greg Prichard, Radnor Historical Society